08/07/2008 by Susan E Kersley.

Do you wonder who to turn to when you are at a crossroads in your life?What can you do to make your life more organised and less stressful?  Take some ‘time out’ and ask yourself some questions.  Find a quiet place and sit down with a notebook and pen.Before you write anything be aware of any areas of tension in your body.Close your eyes as you breathe out and release the tension. Then with your eyes still closed ask yourself, ‘What do I want?’Notice that your first answer may be termed in negatives about what you don’t want! Jot these down on one side of the page then on the other side  re-phrase what you wrote into a positive statement.For example ‘I don’t want to feel so exhausted all the time’ could be re-phrased into ‘I have enough energy to do all the things I have to do.’  ’All the things you ‘have to do”?  Perhaps you could examine what you mean by ‘have to’ do.  When you want more energy and more time it’s useful to re-assess how you spend your time and energy now.Maybe you don’t ‘have to’ do all you are now doing. What could you stop doing? What could you ask someone else to do? What could you do more efficiently?

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08/07/2008 by Susan E Kersley.

Susan E Kersley is a Life Coach to doctors. She was a doctor for thirty years who retired early and became a Life Coach.Author of Prescription for Change- for doctors who want a Life, and ABC of Change for Doctors http://www.thedoctorscoach.co.uk http://www.prescriptionforchange.co.uk 

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08/07/2008 by Susan E Kersley.

People who care for others like you may become overwhelmed because you don’t care enough for your own health and well-being.

If you feel lacking in some area of your general well being then put yourself in ‘patient mode’ and go and talk to your GP.

It’s difficult when you have symptoms and self diagnose, particularly if  you assume either the worst or the best scenario.If your body is telling you to slow down then listen to it and take some ‘time out.’This could mean anything from a few days to a few minutes.

So long as you have had the appropriate checks to diagnose or eliminate any serious reason for your feeling of overwhelm or exhaustion then look carefully at your day to day schedules.

Do you go away from your desk for a mid-day break?Do you eat  (proper food), regularly?Take a minute or two between patients to close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to release any tension and say an affirmation to yourself.

For example ‘I am relaxed. I deal with whoever comes to see me calmly and efficiently’.

A reminder about Affirmations. These are positive statements said in the first person in the present tense as if what you want is already happening. How do you look after yourself? Please leave a comment on the form below.

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